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Recognised as Colour

#5A3ECB

  • #5A3ECB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#5A3ECB is a blue with RGB values 90, 62, 203 and HSL 252°, 58%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#5A3ECB#5A3ECB
HEX#5A3ECB
RGBrgb(90, 62, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.2431, 0.7961
RGB percentages35.3%, 24.3%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(251.9, 57.6%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.9, 69.5%, 79.6%)
CMYK55.7%, 69.5%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,914,315
CSS custom property--colour: #5A3ECB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09931WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.03:1
Contrast with white7.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#A5C134

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0054C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Tritanopia#246380no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.7Slate blue · ΔE 18.5Dark orchid · ΔE 19.7Blue violet · ΔE 22.4Dark blue · ΔE 23Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 16.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AFCB3E
Analogous#3E68CB, #A13ECB
Triadic#CB5A3E, #3ECB5A
Split complementary#CBA13E, #68CB3E
Tetradic#CB3E68, #AFCB3E, #3ECBA1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3DFF6
Lighter +30%#C1B7EB
Lighter +20%#9F8EE1
Lighter +10%#7C66D6
Darker −10%#462DA9
Darker −20%#352380
Darker −30%#251858
Darker −40%#140D30
More saturated +25%#481FEA
Less saturated −25%#6C5DAC

Channel breakdown

R90
G62
B203
Red90 (35.3%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue251.91°
Saturation (HSL)57.55%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G 3E · B CB

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